no i'm not living the american dream. itself it's been tough for a little live serve in bouncing around jobs we have a union boys do we struggle because when you go on the table it was paid for them for the company is to give you more money they don't want to give you the money will be why are they making the money but they don't want to pay the workers recent polls show sixty percent of americans feel the dream however defined is impossible to reach even more americans believe their kids will be worse off than their parents the good jobs that provided the american dream or made the american dream a reality for many americans have just disappeared been outsourced and what has replaced it are low pay low skill jobs with no job. security no benefits no pension so people are spending all their time working these crazy hours and the hours required to survive are getting crazier a new gallup poll finds that economically stressed americans are working an average of forty seven hours per week with a growing number clocking sixty

better life than me in the aftermath of a financial crisis housing bust and great recession the american dream has morphed into a fantasy for most an analysis by usa today shows that living the dream would cost the average family of four one hundred thirty thousand dollars a year only one in eight less than thirteen percent earned that much in two thousand and thirteen are you living the american dream no i'm not living the americans are. paid service been tough for a little live serve in bouncing around jobs we have a union boys do we struggle because when you go on the table it was paid for them for the companies to give you more money they don't want to give you the money will be why they make you the money but they don't want to pay the workers recent polls show sixty percent of americans feel the dream however defined is impossible to reach even more americans believe their kids will be worse off than their parents the good jobs that provided the american dream or made the american dream a reality for many americans have just disappeared been outsourced and what has replaced it are low pa

the true definition of the american dream.c-span: take list from the very beginning to the end. >> guest: i get up at 5:00 in the morning. i do this every day. my alarm goes off at 4:50 a.m. and i take 10 minutes to gather my thoughts. for a run for trading for a half marathon in honor of a patient's battling brain cancer. i will not lie imi in perfect shape to do that but i will give it my best. then i tried to rent office see if you patience and come to washington d.c. where he will go back to the operating room bentonite get home at 8:00 p.m. have dinner with my kids for about 30 minutes and tell them the story and go back to office then spend half an hour with my wife and watch the news then go to bet around midnight and i get calls overnight i will receive four or five calls i am always on call for any patient that wants to get ahold of me. sometimes they called off hospital because they know i get best bet they'd do that every single day seven days of week for 365 days a year since i remember. that is my level of energy.

some people's perception of how to achieve the american dream may have evolved over time, but the american dream is still the same foundation of hard work. people who are coming to the united states with the idea that they can work as hard as they possibly and still be able to put food on the table of their children and to be able to give the children an education. and that was my dream back then. it was that simple. all i wanted to do was work hard enough so i would have food on the table for myself, my children and my parents. and that was the journey i took all the way back then until where i am today. c-span: you quote your assistant or nurse in the book is saying from a patient, is it true that the doctor is a dirty mexican? [laughter] isn't there another surgeon i can see? how often has that happened? >> guest: it happened very, very often when i first came to johns hopkins in 2005. so you realize that i've only been there for six years, and we've been so blessed that i have rised in the academic rankings all the way to now being nominated for full professor at johns hopkins. but whe

have turned the american dream upside down. they're the ones living the american dream.ig, fat salaries, massive perks, huge job security, while we, the taxpayer, stuck holding the tab. we work our tails off all year round so congressmen and senators can live the fat, happy life. did i mention several democrats and republicans in congress are actively pursuing raising their own salaries? happy labor day, america. have a good weekend. neil: cyber war games from new york here is neil cavuto. >> we know that cyber threat

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have turned the american dream upside down. they're the ones living the american dream.ries, massive perks, huge job security, while we, the taxpayer, stuck holding the tab. we work our tails off all year round so congressmen and senators can live the fat, happy life. did i mention several democrats and republicans in congress are actively pursuing raising their own salaries? happy labor day, america. have a good weekend. >>> the white house playing defense, trying to rebound from its admission it has no strategy for dealing with the terror threat from isis in syria. while president obama wrestles to come up with a plan, other v offense. british prime minister says the islamic state is a bigger threat to britain's security than the country has ever seen before and lays out a strategy to tackle the threat. i'm leland vittert in for uma pemmaraju. thanks for spending your saturday with us. let's start with molly with what has become a wide gap of rhetoric across the atlantic. >> the white house is trying to explain president obama's statement that his administration doesn'

as the american dream people very increasingly think the idea that ties the nation together is under threat recent poll suggests that around sixty percent of americans feel the dream however it's defined is out of reach and even more believe the children will be worse off than their parents we carried out our own straw poll of people's opinions on the streets of new york. i know i'm not living the american dream. and some of it's been tough for a little while serving bouncing around jobs we have a union but still we struggle because when you go in the table you is paid for them for the companies to give you more money they don't want to give you the money. they making the money but they don't want to pay the workers. and there's even a conference taking place in dallas is dedicated to saving the dream sen rand paul the likely future republican presidential candidates address the gathering and he said the search for happiness is hampered by the u.s. government snooping on its citizens frankly when you're looking at yourself listening to download from the. internet it's none of the gove

no i'm not living the american dream. had servants been tough for a little while serving bouncing around jobs we have a unique voice do we struggle because when you go on the table you explain that for them for the companies to give you more money they don't want to give you more money will be why are they making the money but they don't want to pay the workers . on the conference taking place and tell us dedicated to saving the dream sen rumpole likely future republican presidential candidates address the gathering he said the search for happiness is humper by the u.s. government snooping on that citizens frankly when you're looking at yourself listening to download from the. internet it's none of the government's damn business what you're doing. and less you are secure in your house unless you're secure in your papers you can't have your freedom and the government says oh it's only boring old business records to care. think about your visa bill they say it's not protected by the fourth amendment they said they can look

the issue here is what is the american dream?t's where america has gone wrong. >> okay. >> after the great depression and then world war ii, the american dream was defined as being able to provide your family with basic necessities of life, such as food, shelter, the basic things we all need to live. somehow after world war ii we experienced so much prosperity that we ended up with a distorted version of what the american dream should be. so the key here is, we need to go back to basics and redefine the american dream to what it should be, and that's just providing for basic necessities of life. >> owning a home, owning a car. they don't necessarily define you. is there anything worse than actually owning a home financ l financially for those out 0 there? >> i think our political system has been pushing the philosophy that every american should own a home. unfortunately, the economics of that just don't fit. if everyone needed to own a home, had the right to own a home, there should be no rental prorlts out 0 there. it's not for

there was opportunity for all to create the kind of economic policies that would open up the american dream for every american knew no boundaries. i think the key is not about changing policy. it is about changing the way that we communicate policies. everybody longs for the american dream. my grandfather came to the country and got on a boat -- got off the boat in ellis island. we all long for that. jack understood that. this is not about offering what the other party offers -10%. about offering a positive optimistic solution that says american prosperity is available for everyone. to create the conditions that and through education economic incentives, expanded job opportunities. >> this week a federal judge review to personally on the gay marriage issue. and issue orders to agencies in indiana. that in 2016 the republican nominee needs to be someone who is firmly opposed to same-sex marriage? >> i support traditional marriage. i will continue to hold that view. >> is it possible to support traditional marriage and be open to same-sex marriage? say that i support traditional marriage. i w

seeing the american dream die makes you jubilant, to see the american dream, you want it contained, quarantined before it spreads to other countries. you don't like it. >> let's keep in mind what this poll says. overwhelming, almost 90% of the republicans think the kids ought to be sent back. i'll tell you, i think you guys -- you're right, it may be getting a little more than the people want to listen to. in the end, from my standpoint, republicans continue to figure out a way to drive the hispanic votes away and go ahead and do it. you'll never elect a president of the united states -- >> it's been -- >> you're admitting a point, putting politics before the country. >> i am. >> who is going to care for these children? >> there's illegal immigration solution to it. just literally triple quadruple your illegal immigrants and guess what happens, bob -- why republicans don't jump on this, i have no idea. it alleviates the opportunity for democrats to say, you're anti-immigration, aren't you. no. we'll do it legally. >> no question. >>> next, breaking news in the middle east. hamas has

there was opportunity for all, to create the kind of economic policies that would open up the american dream for every american knew no boundaries. i think the key going forward is not about changing policies, but it's about changing the way that we communicate those policies and the way that we are willing to carry those policies into .very community in this country everybody longs for the american dream. my grandfather came to this country and got off the boat on ellis island and moved to chicago. i data help to build a small gas station in southern indiana. we all long for that. jack understood that. the pathway forward at the core of our party is not about offering with the other party offers minus 10%, but it is about offering a positive and optimistic solution that says american prosperity is available for everyone. we want to create those throughns and policies, education, economic incentives, .xpanded job opportunities , federalor, this week judge rebuked you personally on the gay marriage issue in indiana, saying you couldn't both say that you are not responsible for enforcing the l

how could they realize the american dream, a home of their own?ign steelmakers were pricing america's largest steel mills out of the market, how could a minimill hope to compete? baseball. for millions, a pastime. for a few, a paycheck. why was this man's paycheck half a million dollars a year? a visit to a modern shopping center yields a bewildering display of goods and services, the products of a free market. who's to say this is what we want or what we need? markets-- do they meet our needs? economic analyst richard gill will help us examine that question on economics usa. i'm david schoumacher. the american economy-- the sum total of what goes on in shopping malls, car dealers, supermarkets, stock exchanges, 7-elevens, and gas stations all around the country. millions of buy-and-sell decisions everday, trillions of dollars worth every year. and those decisions affect every part of our lives. who decides between a room with a view and a house in the suburbs? in our demand and supply economy, who demands and who supplies? 1945. world war ii was

idea of welcoming these people is disen genius. >> the illegals that are here are not living the american dream but that is the guatemalaian dream, you are making way more money than you are at guatemala. 3 out of 10 people in guatemala wake up hungry every day. charles: san francisco, stick its chest out, say, we're so great, we're a sanctuary city? they are like eighth class citizens. >> i think that from illegal stand ., this is as good as they will eve of do, maybe san franco can say we're letting you in. >> sanctuary cities were established they were pr protecg people from political persecution. charles: president will let it happen because he want the vote. democrats are in trouble. but they are not doing hispanics any favor, you don't want to miss my second stock succession, it has a funny name, it specializeed in big things that are coming on. big risk on big rewards, i like this one. and send us your questions. keep it right here, if you want to make some money. (vo) watching. waiting. for that moment, where right place meets right time. and when i find it- i go for it. (announcer) at

, i believe that every american should be able to live that american dream, it is about helping them get more productive, 1 they are off, and they are off food stamps and off benefits, and they are earnings their own way in wel life, whatr is left over, we can help elderly, and disabled and mentally ill. we in in state, have gotten in a habit of taking anyone woo hen talilness we -- anyone who has mental illness, and throw them in jail, that not the right answer. get them back on treatment, and get home to a productive life style. neil: you are creating a blog, plane arplane are urgeing you tr president, what do you think? >> in small doses, i hope that the next president is a governor, and that first thing i will ask him, i want to save the country some money, so, if the summer, i want be to the ambassador candidate. and winner ambassador to jay jamaica. neil: thank you so much, paul lepage, creating waves in beautiful state of maine. >> well maybe problem is not food but water, in toledo it is scarce, remember that gas crises in 70s, try something scarier this last weekend. Ñ

. >>> back in 1981, i had the american dream, the beautiful wife, the house in the suburbs and a beautiful 6-year-old son. and one day i went to work, kissed my son good-bye, and never saw him again. in two weeks, i became the parent of a murdered child and i'll always be the parent of a murdered child. i still have the heartache. i still have the rage. i waited years for justice. i know what it's like to be there waiting for some answers. and over those years, i learned how to do one thing really well. and that's how to catch these bastards and bring them back to justice. i've become a manhunter. i'm out there looking for bad guys. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> denison is a small community, you know, northwest iowa, north-central iowa in the heart of corn country. >> it's a bunch of cozy folks, friendly. it's a nice, quiet little town. >> mid-november is the most grain elevators. that's when we receive most of our corn. every four to five days we'd load 100 cars and ship them out to different destinations in the u.s. october 14th, after we got the first 25 cars started loading, i went out by myself to start

think the american dream is out of reach but a conference in texas is trying to revive the ideal. unless you are sick or in your house unless you're secure in your papers you can't have your freedom. that's coming up after a short break. differently here in syria now many of the members of congress of both parties have gone to syria in recent months has. a clear message president which is it is time for him to go and. steal the peace to syria is going to be the stuff. this is our. problem. it is the state sponsor of russia today program just more likely to be announced. and there is just a ridiculous amount of answer to my question. john the. order. and sometimes all over the brink the story. began the child don't want you to see we told her. twenty minutes past the hour walk like british politician and broadcaster george galloway has been treated in hospital after being attacked in broad daylight in central london the m.p.c. spokesperson said his rib and jaw may have been broken in a concert of his more when he was posing for photographs with people in central london apparently a

because that's what everybody strives for, right, the american dream. that's what we need to get back to is the american core and where if you strive harder and work hard and do your just diligence that you can get ahead no matter what race, gender, creed or where you come from, inner city or out of city. >> second go round? >> no we don't have -- you have a lot of colleagues that showed up. >> well, i'll ask for a written response. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate the fact you have taken on this issue of poverty and that we are really trying to get to the bottom of it. i have my own story of my own about poverty. i sit here today because there are a lot of folks who helped me to get to where i am. so i'm interested, ms. reynolds, because i have gone back and worked with a number of programs of the poverty and generational poverty in particular is what i'm going to speak to. i'm sorry i wasn't here for all your opening remarks. i did read the piece you gave to us. generational poverty has its own culture, hidden rules and belief systems. that's

that is the american dream. to provide for yourself and your family and grow something. i worry about it because of the fact that washington is in gridlock. i worry about it because the american spirit is in trouble. the most troubling poll i have seen is not about [indiscernible] but it was about the american dream. there was a poll earlier this month. it showed that 76% of americans do not believe the next generation will be better off than our generation. 76%. .hese are record numbers we have never seen anything like this. young people,sked what do you think, are you any better off than your folks? saidgain, over 60 are sent no. there seems to be almost a resignation right now. people saying we just have deliver that. it is no wonder that people feel that way. and healthay is down care costs and other costs for basic needs are up. if this recovery were strong, just as strong as the average, per capita income would the $6,000 higher and almost 14 million more americans would be working today. that shows you what we have tried has not worked. it is time to get busy. yest

think the american dream is out of reach but a conference in texas is trying to revive the ideal. and the last few are secure in your house unless you're secure in your papers you can't have your freedom. and hear more from ron paul after a short break. looking over the wall and. you did see it it was some of these little school closely to be. honest the little things almost all fall and beneath. them years in the. you're welcome back to our to international british politician a broadcaster george galloway has been treated in hospital after being attacked in broad daylight in central london the m.p. spokesperson said his rib and his jaw may have been broken. with more needs and when he was posing for photographs with people in central london apparently a man started shouting something related to the holocaust and then he proceeded suit him and george galloway suspect the suspects have suffered a broken jaw a broken rib severe bruising to his face and head now because that man was shot in something related to the holocaust it left the spokesperson to believe that this is related to

we need to make sure our veterans have every opportunity to pursue the american dream, and that includes a home of their own. under the law, our service members are entitled to reduce d mortgage rates. but the burden is on them to ask for it and prove they are eligible, which means a lot of folks don't get the low rates they deserve. today we are turning that around and announcing a new partnership in which america's biggest banks and financial institutions will simplify the process, proactively notify service members who qualify for lower rates, and in other words, we are going to help more of our troops and military families own their own home without questioning them. -- without a crushing debt. [applause] we are also going to keep helping our troops transition to civilian life. because of the work we have done together, if you have a military truck drivers license, every state has the skills test so it is easy for you to get a commercial drivers license. [applause] we will keep pushing more states to recognize the incredible skills and training of our veterans. if you can do a job in

the people who are coming here who want to be part of the american dream, the american dream has to existin order for them to be part of it. it is predicated on the notion that hard work allows you to get ahead and that the welfare state is not going to allow people to mooch off the system. if people are coming here with no education and no marketable job skills, if we have a welfare state in place, they are going to be a net burden on the system. host: a tweet for you. schapiro, we all know that going after the president will sell a lot of books. can you admit that the house is dysfunctional or incompetent?" guest: i certainly think congress is incompetent. i don't think there is anything new about that. congress has the power to use its legislative power to check the president. the fact that obama is overstepping his boundaries. there is nothing new about this particular house. host: any difference now with kevin mccarthy as majority leader? guest: major i have not seen any difference thus far. he may be slightly more in touch with the grassroots than eric cantor was. debbie, indiana, r

not american dream.s american ideology. >> he has returned to iraq to visit his brothers and sisters and also to see the gravesite of his mother. she died just after he left the country. you can see more of his story from his life in bag diagnosed to his work as war photographer to his brand in you live in america on cbsphilly.com. >>> video gamers are outraged over a new policy from retailer game stop. anyone who is selling used games in philadelphia's stores will have to pro void a fingerprint. now the new policy does not fly to game stop stores in the suburb much the chain is following philadelphia law that allows the store to collect thumb prints which go no a database all to help police track down thieves who trytolen. >> today's technical issues with facebook had some users so concerned that they called 911. the social networking site was down for about an hour today. the crash caused a flood of calls to the la county sheriff's department. in fact deputy took to twitter to plead with people to stop

mostly about alternatives to the status quo but want to give you all those points to work for the american dream for the next they were just trying to survive it's time for americans and lawmakers are forced to wake up and start talking about the real causes a problem. i met. our workplace. by the frat party itself. like. i've been hearing. some great by a bunch of. like. as in this morning and just be glad. i'm the rest of. it is playing fair. in two thousand and eight the department of defense launched the minerva research initiative a multi-million dollar program to quote improve the d.o.d.'s basic understanding of the social cultural behavioral and political forces that shape regions of the world of strategic importance to the u.s. but according to journalist if he's a med at the pentagon is working with major u.s. universities to militarize social science and prepare for a global civil breakdown earlier nephi's came on the show to discuss the minerva initiative and abby first asked him about one particular study that set out to discover why the protesters don't become terrorists. recently t

about alternatives to the status quo but one might get real all of the points to looking for the american dream the next they were just trying to survive it's time for americans and lawmakers are forced to wake up and start talking about the real causes a problem. wealth inequality it's a bit too much family the janitor did hang around wealth inequality continues to spiral out of control since the occupy protests broke out in two thousand and eleven the problem has only gotten worse all told the top one percent of this country holds an astounding thirty two point six trillion dollars well the majority of americans deep in debt work their asses off just to survive and the mainstream media is not talking about this either according to a study by fairness and accuracy in reporting on average someone of fact did by poverty of appeared on any nightly news show only once every twenty days an average of just two point seven seconds per twenty two minute nightly news program that means poverty is covered less often than a water skiing squirrel. and between poverty and skiing squirrel only one of those

to the status quo but one night the real alternatives to the point still no working toward the american dream the next they were just trying to survive it's time for americans and lawmakers are forced to wake up and start talking about the real causes a problem for. the lead. the way. the most. hello there i'm marinating this is boom bust and these are some of the stories that we're tracking for you today. first up we're talking about debt in all its forms and glory today the good the bad and the ugly of portugal's the banco spirit to some to resolution when is that top of the deck and what the rest of the eurozone can learn from it then william white is on the program the former chief economist of the b. i asked and current chairman of the economic development and review committee is joining us live on the show today. to discuss ultra easy monetary policy and whether public and private debt is still a problem they post crisis now also in today's big deal edward harris and i are going to be sticking with this whole debt team will be looking at public and private forms of it and again how much

you have to have people believe they have a chance at the american dream. , we want to believe in the american creed. but the american creed has to be on a level playing field. that doesn't mean special things for any community. it means an equal opportunity to do access, jobs, education. especially early education. >> yeah. you're right. thank you so much for being with me this morning. i appreciate it. >>> i want to take a moment to tell you about an initiative here at msnbc. it's called growing hope. and we're asking you to help shape the conversation and inspire change around the issues that matter to you. let me share one. this one from courtney s. she said, my hope education becomes more assessable and affordable so all young minds have the opportunity to shape their future. >> ma reese was talking about the importance of early education. take action, join the hope. join the conversation. >>> after the break air strikes or arm? what is the military strategy to deal with isis. retire retired general joins me to discuss the growing access threat and the

the american dream. we need to get back to that american core you strive hard and work harder a unit do diligence you can get ahead in a matter what race or gender or crater where you come from. inner-city or out of city. >> i will walk you through this and people will speak then i'll introduce our new best-selling author whose book is number one on amazon movers and shakers lest i know you're not following it closely but that is very tempting. congratulations. [applause] we have an important american here today for those of you that no gallop the business sector around the world is thinking we have of lot of sectors with corporations, education and but the biggest sector is banking. that has been a very good friend to this organization i with operation help he has built this organization and our best friends are banks with that operation hope. there is a powerhouse here in town called the financial-services roundtable the ceo is here today i really admire it because it was a popular gantt - - governor o

because that's what everybody strives for, right, the american dream. that's what we need to get back to is the american core and where if you strive harder and work hard and do your just diligence that you can get ahead no matter what race, gender, creed or where you come from, inner city or out of city. >> second go round? >> no we don't have -- you have a lot of colleagues that showed up. >> well, i'll ask for a written response. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate the fact you have taken on this issue of poverty and that we are really trying to get to the bottom of it. i have my own story of my own about poverty. i sit here today because there are a lot of folks who helped me to get to where i am. so i'm interested, ms. reynolds, because i have gone back and worked with a number of programs of the poverty and generational poverty in particular is what i'm going to speak to. i'm sorry i wasn't here for all your opening remarks. i did read the piece you gave to us. generational poverty has its own culture, hidden rules and belief systems. that's

[applause] millions of immigrants come to america legally to pursue the american dream. we admire them for playing by the rules, respecting american law, and contributing to our country and our community. we are for illegal immigration. and we are against illegal immigration. [applause] there already is a path to citizenship for those wishing to come to america. a legal path to citizenship. our government should not reward those who choose to get off that have, cut in line, and break the law. to do so would be in moral. fact, it would unfairly punish those who obey the law and follow the rules. simply respecting the rule of law and securing the border, we will send a message to the rest of the world that we welcome immigrants who come here legally, and reject those who do not. [applause] one of the things that makes america exceptional is the notion that we are a nation of laws, not a nation of men. nation of laws a as long as we abide by the law. [applause] so today i am on a mission to , touit you for a mission rally in opposition to this proposed border bailout. presid

and your amway and other businesses leak that are all affected and so this is a threat to the american dream. and you know, we know of a little more of a hundred businesses right now that are affected and we know that there are thousands more don't realize because they lost their bank account earlier this year, it was due to operation choke point. >> the federal government, this current administration doesn't care for fire arms and wishes to get rid of them. and they will never pass that in congress. but if they can say to a gun store, this guy can't have a bank account, he is out of business. >> that is the genius of the program and make its so dangerous. the genius of the program they never went to congress. they are trying to legislate them out of business and because they couldn't do. that they decided to end run congress and use the president's year of action as he talked about to double down on the effort. and what we see last month, the fdic removed a list of high risk merchants and that list was 24 different merchants as they identified as being right for consumer fraud. and that was